Vending-box.



C. F. MOWLL.

VENDING BOX.

APPLICATION ULEB Amm?. 1914.

Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

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VENDING-BOX.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dee. 8, 1914.

Application filed April 27, 1914. Serial No. 834,700.

To all whom it may concern.' l

Be it known that :1,CrnxnLns F. MowLL, citizen of the United States,residing at Arlington, inthe county oit Middlesex and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inVending-Boxes, oi which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in vending boxes, moreparticularly to that class in which the lid is so attached to the boxthat it may be turned beneath the box to expose the contents of the boxwithout detaching the top therefrom.

The principal object of the present invention is to simplify theconstruction and increase the efliciency and utility of devices oitlthis character.

Another object of the invention is to provide a simply constructeddevice of this character which may be inexpensively manufactured andadapted without material structural change to receptacles of varioussizes and forms.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this characterin which the lid or cover is so attached that it may be foldedunderneath the box without being disconnected therefrom and also soattached that a sealing band or revenue stamp when attached need not bebroken at more than one place when the lid is raised and folded beneaththe box.

Another object oil the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which presents the same appearance as an ordinary box whenclosed. and in which the goods are as fully protected as in an ordinarybox.

Vith these and other obiects in view the invention consists in certainnovel features ol construction as hereinafter shown and described andthen specifically pointed out in the claim: and in the drawingsillustrative of the preferred embodiment of the invention Figure 1 is aperspective view of an approved form o'l" the device in closed position.Fig. 2 is a similar view with the lid or cover folded beneath the box.Fig. 3 is a transverse section with the parts arranged as in Fig. 1.Fig. l1 is a transverse section with the parts arranged as in Fig. 2.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views ot' the drawings by the sameWhen cigar boxes as generally constructed with the coveror lid hingedlyunited at one side are employed in show cases, show windows and similarlocalities, much room is lost and the neat and attractive arrange- 1mentol the goods rendered dillieult by the presence of the raised cover, andto dispose the cover or lid out oi sight without detaching it from thebox the improvement herein shown and described has been devised.

The body o'l the box comprises the bottom 10, ends 11-1Q, front 13 andcover or lid 14. The ends l1--12 extend above the front and back adistance equal to the thickness oi' the cover or lid and the ends ot thelatter bear against these elevated portions of the ends, as shown inFig. 1.

The back 15 is 'formed with a. recess indicated at 1G and which extendsbetween the ends 11-12 which thus form the ends of the recess. Therecess 1G opens upwardly and outwardly and extends only part way downthe rear side of the box, and hingedly united at 17 to the upper edge othe lower portion ot' the back is a supplemental back member 18, whichfills the recess when in upper position as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, andfolds against the lower portion oi the back when in lower position asshown in Figs. Q and el. At its outer edge the supplemental back member18 is hingedly united as shown at 19 to the rear edge oi the top or lid14.

The hinges may be ol any desired form, but are shown composed of stripsot' fabric as in ordinary cigar boxes, but it will be understood that itis not desired to limit the invention to any specific form of hinge.

By this arrangement the box presents the same appearance when closed asan ordinary cigar box, and is in condition to receive the revenue stampin the usual manner, and then when the box is open, the lid or top mavbe readily disposed beneath the bottom of the box and is out of the wayand enables a plurality o'l the boxes to be arranged in close relationand without obscuring the contents. The lid or top will thus bepreserved and retained in connected relation to the bodv of the box, andthe well known and desirable trade shape and appearance of cigar andsimilar boxes likewise retained.

Obviously any other commodity than cigars may be vended from a boxembodying this invention, and the box may be of any suitable or desireddimension and configuration, according to the kind and quantity of thecommodity to be vended from cach box. A vending-box embodying thisinvention is practically as cheap to manufactureV as the ordinarycigar-box, as the fancy label usually applied to the inside of thelid,carrying the brand and any other information, may be dispensed withand a card, or other similar device substituted therefor.`

Having thus described the invention,what is claimed as new is:

A receptacle including a top and Vertical members with a recess in oneof the vertical Copies of this patent may be obtained for members,andasupplemental member hingedly united respectively to the top and tosaid recessed member and foldable within the recess in one position andagainst the recessed member when in another position. n testimonywhereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

f CHARLES F. MOWLL.

litnesses:

JOHN A. l/VALKER, ANNIE F. WALKER.

five cents each, 'by addressing the Commissioner of latentsi,

Washington, D. U.

